The Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) Outpatient Department and two health centres falling under the supervision of the hospital have increased working hours to respond to the number of suspected chikungunya cases thronging the hospital’s emergency unit at night.
The GPH outpatient department will be open every day from 8 am to 8 pm, while the Campbellville and Industry health centres will be open Monday to Friday from 8 am to 8 pm, Saturdays from 8 am to 4 pm, and Sundays from 8am to 12pm. The new working hours became effective yesterday.
Chief Executive Officer of the hospital Michael Khan said it was the hospital’s response to people “flooding the emergency unit in the nights.” He said the
